Display fixture



April 24, 1934.l w. K. ROTH DISPLAY FIXTURE Filed Maron 15, 1933 WITNESSES Patented Apr. 24, 1934 1,955,772

UNITED 'STATES PATENrf-oFFicE lmsPLAir FIXTURE n y William K. Roth, New York, Ngy.

Application March 13, 1933, Serial No. 660,593

2 claims. (01.211-172) The present invention relates to display xtures tially its entire length from a completely retractand is particularly directed to an improved dised position within the outer tube section to a play xture for attractively displaying articles of fully-extended position above the said section to merchandise thereon in store windows and the thus provide diilerent elevations for the upper 5 like. end of the said stand, the outer tube section 13 60 The invention has in view a display fixture of being provided with springs 19, which operate to the aforesaid character having an extensible resiliently hold the tubes in xed extended relatubular stand made up .of telescopic sections tion. The tube section 13 has a bushing 20 sewhich may be extended and maintained in varicured within its upper end, and the inner tube ous extended positions to change the height of section 12 has a similar bushing 21 secured about 65 the top of the stand, and thereby the elevation of its lower end, which bushings hold the main body the arm carried thereby on which the articles of of said tube sections in spaced relation and permerchandise are hung. mit the said sections to be readily extended in Another object of the invention is the provision order to adjust the stand to the elevation de- 15 of a display fixture having an arm for supportsired. This construction also prevents the said 70 ing articles of merchandise, which is adjustable sections being disconnected when the inner tube on its support, providing means for changing is moved to its full extent within the outer tube the relative angular position of the said arm section.

with respect to its support so that different ar- The inner tube section 12 has a slide 22 therein, rangements of displaying the articles may be proto which is connected a tubular hanger arm 23, A75

vided, by means of a ball-and-socket connection 24.

Still another object of the invention is the pro- This connection is provided with a stud by vision of a display xture of the aforesaid characwhich the said arm may be secured in various ter which is collapsible so that the article-supangular positions with relation to the stand. As

25 porting arms may be folded to collapsed condition shown in Fig. 1, the said arm is arranged at 80 and moved to retracted position within the stand. ninety degrees to the said stand, but the said With these and other objects in view, the inarm may be swung upwardly and secured in any vention also resides in certain novel features of relation between a vertical position and a posiconstruction and arrangements of parts which tion at ninety degrees to the stand.

- will be more fully described and claimed herein- The hanger arm 23 is likewise provided With a g5 after, bushing 26 in its outer end, and this arm accom- The invention is illustrated in the accompanymodates a slide 27 carrying a ball-and-socket ing drawing, in which connection 28, to which a pair of brackets 29 are Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a dispivotally connected at 30. Each of the said 36 play device embodying the invention, showing brackets 29 include a cross bar 31, which is 90 certain of the parts in elevation; pivoted to the end of the bar 32.Y This construc- Fig. 2 is a sectional View of a portion of the tion provides means by which the said brackets arm shown in Fig. 1, with the brackets collapsed may be collapsed with all parts in substantially in position to be moved to retracted position parallel alinement, as shown in Fig. 2, in which within the arm; condition the said brackets may be moved to re- Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View of the upper tracted position within the tubular arm 23, and portion of the stand shown in Fig. l, with the this arm then rotated to a vertical position on parts moved to retracted position therein; the ball-and-socket connection 24 and then moved Fig. 4 is a View in elevation of the upper porto retracted position within the inner tube seci tion of the stand shown in Fig. l. tion. When in fully retracted position within the 100 In the embodiment of the invention illustrated inner tube section, this section may be moved in the drawing, the display xture comprises a to fully retracted position within the outer secstand 11, composed of telescoping tube sections tion, thus completely collapsing the display x- 12 and 13, the outer section 12 being secured to ture, as shown in Fig. 3. A cap 33 may then be a base 14 by any desired means, such as a plug applied to the upper end of the outer tube section .105

15, which threadedly engages the lower end of to form a closure therefor. The slide 22 may be said tube, and has a threaded shank 16 secured provided with one or more split rings 34, mounted in an opening I7 in the base by means of a in annular grooves therein for the purpose of renut 18. v siliently holding the slide in fixed position in thel 55 The inner tube section 12 is movable substantube. 110

Thus constructed, the said display stand provides an attractive means for displaying articles of merchandise thereon in store windows and the like, and which may be arranged in different angular positions with relation to the stand by which the manner of displaying the articles may be changed from time to time.

What is claimed is:

1. A display vxture'including .a tubular support composed of telescoping sections, la slide in one of said sections, a tubular arm pivoted .to ysaid slide, a slide in said tubular arm, and a bracket pivoted to said last-mentioned slide, said bracket being movable to retracted position with 'sa-id last-mentioned slide Within the said tubular arm, and said tubular arm being movable with 'the first-mentioned slide to retracted position within the telescoping sections.

2. A display fixture including a tubular support composed of telescoping sections, means maintaining the main body of said sections in spaced relation, a slide in one of said sections, a tubular arm pivoted to said slide for universal movement therewith, a slide slidable in said tubular arm, a bracket on which articles of merchandise vmay be hung pivoted tov said lastvmentioned slide for universal movement there- With, and means for holding said telescoping sec- 'tions in xed extended relation for supporting -fthesaid bracket at diiTerent elevations.

WILLIAM K. ROTH.

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